The younger British man who sustained life-threatening accidents in a motorbike crash in Thailand in February is still in intensive care in Bangkok and his family cannot afford to pay for his return home.
The 24 12 months previous ice hockey participant from Blackburn, Josh Richardson, was in Thailand for less than 24 hours when he received into a motorbike collision whereas going out for food in the course of the night time within the early hours of February three.
In the previous two months, Richardson has undergone a quantity of surgical procedures for the serious head injuries he sustained within the crash and has only lately regained consciousness and began talking again.
Doctors in Thailand carried out a £20,000 (850,000 baht) brain surgery after discovering air pockets in Richardson’s mind. However, the surgery was not profitable and he needs more surgical procedure for a similar worth, reports the Mirror.
Wacky has been knowledgeable that if the operation isn’t profitable and Richardson has to return to the UK, a full ICU crew will want to assist him on his journey home which can price £168,000 (7.1 million baht). His dad stays by his facet within the hospital in Thailand.
Although Richardson took out insurance coverage for his journey, the insurance company won’t cover the costs of his medical therapy because they consider he was not carrying a helmet when he fractured his skull.
The tourist’s family and associates are raising funds for Richardson through this GoFundMe fundraiser, but nonetheless haven’t raised nearly enough for Richardson to fly residence and obtain care beneath the UK’s free healthcare system.
During his time on the University of Leeds, Richardson played ice hockey for the Bradford Bulldogs. Bulldogs Manager Joanne Gibson, who began the fundraiser, told the Lancashire Post…
“Unfortunately Josh is not home and he’s had some setbacks. Had the first surgery worked, he might have flown home-based business class costing £15,000, but if he needs a full ICU crew to fly him home they have quoted £168,000. Where are they anticipated to find that type of money?”